This is rock solid sturdy playset that will last forever! It's nice quality and my kids love it! But if building yourself, be ready for about 18 hour assembly….

My kids been swinging on this for a while now and four of the bolts that hold up two swings have come loose. I didnt know this thing lasts less than a year. Now I know make my own next time.

I'm fairly handy...I mainly look things up online and if it looks straight forward I can do them (remove/install garbage disposals, toilets, etc.) I read reviews on the install of this and didn't think I could do it, but didn't want to pay $1600 for install, so I tried. I'm glad I did it. The hardest part was unpacking the boxes because there's so much bending over and reading the pieces. Putting it together is easy tbh, don't let these reviews scare you. I did the whole thing myself, even the tube slide. Surprisingly, the tube slide was one of the more easy parts. Just follow the directions on the BILT app and it's a piece of cake. I would say it took me roughly 20 hours or so all in. You will absolutely need an impact drill!!!! I would highly recommend this playground as it seems very high quality so far.

My friend and I have building experience. This took us 6hrs on day one + 10 to 12hrs of me working solo to complete. We used the paper instructions, but the app was very cool and came in handy for a couple of sections where the image wasn't 100% clear. For me it was too hot to keep my cell outside with the instructions as it would have overheated. Day one we had all the parts organized on the lawn, but we didn't have the hardware organized. We probably lost about an hour of work just looking for the right pieces of hardware with each step. Before starting day two I took 20 mins to sort ALL hardware by color coding and labeling with much bigger numbers. The build after that went SIGNIFICANTLY faster, even though I was solo at that point. DO NOT try to put the twirl slide together solo. That is the one part you need assistance with no matter your experience level. It is just too big and awkward to hold. In the end, we have 0 missing pieces, and 0 damaged parts, other than the ones we damaged. For the damaged hardware we had more than enough spares to not hold us up (stripped screws/bolts). So far the kids love it, and want to play on it day in and out. Next step is to stain, then plan out a rubber mulch bed. Final recommendations: 1) Build start to finish with 2 people. 2) If you have a third, dedicate them entirely to organizing/labeling the parts as you go (collecting the parts for the next step w/ the hardware already picked out). A third person could cut hours back on the full build, and they don't need to do any of the heavy lifting. 3) If you don't have a third, do no start until you are properly organized, it will save you lots of frustration. 4) Plan for a long build. Check weather in advance/get your bug spray & sun screen 5) Have multiple drills (we used 2 impact drivers for 95% of the work and 1 drill. 2 drills would be better, one with each drill bit size for quick access). This ate up 2 full battery charges so have a spare one ready if you can so you don't stop your progress.

Great product, still working on putting it together. Directions are ok. The best thing to do is mark in the instruction’s which box each piece of wood is in as it’s not stated. I went through the all the instructions 1st with the box contents and write on each page where to find them. Its goes faster with someone getting you the parts. I built most of it in my garage them carried it to my yard once it go so big. Good luck

This swing set looks incredible but the set up took a long time. My husband and I worked on it for four days. The instructions say it takes two people, 23 hours. I would say that is pretty accurate. We also had our three young children “helping”. The app instructions were incredible because the paper directions don’t tell you step by step how to put it together. It helps to be organized. As for the stakes at the very end make sure your ground is wet before you attempt to drill them in. Our girls love this play set and I would recommend more than two people putting it together to speed up the process.

Lovely. So much fun and beautifully thought out. The app makes it very easy to follow the assembly directions. Give yourself about 40 hours of assembly time and at least 2 strong adults to lead the adventure. Our boys love it and it looks amazing :)

Believe what you read in the reviews about the amount of time it takes to assemble. If I had to do it again I would get a bunch of zip lock bags. Go through each step and lay out the pieces of lumber and the hardware. Then when you start assembling you are not trying to figure it out. Overall I am very pleased with the product and the grandkids are loving it.

I was thoroughly impressed with how simple this swingset was to put together and I would recommend downloading the BILT app to assist with the assembly as well. However, expect to spend at least a few days, depending on how many people you have helping, putting it together. I spent 6 to 8 hours a day for 3 days putting this together by myself. I did however have my wife helping me one of those days and it was extremely handy to have an extra person handing me the lumber and hardware to attach it with. If I were to put another one together I would easily take an extra 2 to 3 hours and in a more detailed manner lay all the hardware out next to the corresponding parts. I did lay all the lumber out on a tarp and matched all the pieces together but seperately piled the hardware in a different pile. I would suggest reading through the manual and the BILT app and like I said match the hardware with the corresponding parts. Other than that I've got no complaints and my son loves it.

The young ones absolutely love the play set. Assembly, however, was a bit of a challenge due to some missing pieces. Thank heavens for handy family members with carpentry skills who were able to fabricate pieces to complete assembly rather than waiting for company to reply. That being said, the play set is great!